diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index ae7079a6a..c3c82657c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -1458,6 +1458,7 @@ from .yandexvideo import YandexVideoIE
 from .yapfiles import YapFilesIE
 from .yesjapan import YesJapanIE
 from .yinyuetai import YinYueTaiIE
+from .yleareena import YleAreenaIE
 from .ynet import YnetIE
 from .youjizz import YouJizzIE
 from .youku import (
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/yleareena.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/yleareena.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..119697b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/yleareena.py
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .common import InfoExtractor
+from ..utils import (
+    RegexNotFoundError,
+    url_or_none
+)
+
+
+class YleAreenaIE(InfoExtractor):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:areena|arenan).yle.fi/(?P<id>[0-9]-[0-9]+)'
+    _GEO_COUNTRIES = ['FI']
+
+    _TEST = {
+        'url': 'https://areena.yle.fi/1-4256816',
+        'md5': 'b9658c5960a8c2ca4ba8f1b0ff079df2',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '1_iq074q8b',
+            'ext': 'mxf',
+            'title': 'Luottomies | Luottomies jouluspeciaali',
+            'description':
+                'Tommia harmittaa kun sukulaiset ovat tulossa pilaamaan '
+                'mukavan perhejoulun. Muuttuuko mieli isosta yllätyksestä? '
+                'Joulun erikoisjakson on ohjannut Jalmari Helander.',
+            'upload_date': '20171207',
+            'height': 1080,
+            'width': 1920,
+            'fps': 25,
+            'duration': 1302,
+            'timestamp': 1512633989,
+            'extractor': 'Kaltura',
+            'uploader_id': 'ovp@yle.fi',
+            'webpage_url_basename': '1-4256816',
+            'webpage_url': 'https://areena.yle.fi/1-4256816'
+        }
+    }
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        # This extractor will fetch some basic info and then lead to Kaltura
+        # extractor.
+        props = {
+            '_type': 'url_transparent',
+            'ie_key': 'Kaltura'
+        }
+
+        # Get essential data
+        props['id'] = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, props['id'])
+
+        # Try to extract title from OpenGraph metadata
+        _title = self._og_search_title(webpage, fatal=False)
+
+        # Fallback #1: try to extract title from page body
+        if _title is None:
+            _title = self._html_search_regex(
+                r'<h1>([^<]+)',
+                webpage,
+                'title',
+                fatal=False
+            )
+
+        # Fallback #2: let Kaltura extractor give the title (it should have it)
+        # If title is found from Areena page, use it
+        if _title is not None:
+            props['title'] = _title
+
+        # Same thing for description
+        _description = self._og_search_description(webpage)
+
+        # No Areena fallback here, the page layout is so ambiguous we cannot
+        # guarantee that the right description would match in series pages
+        if _description is not None:
+            props['description'] = _description
+
+        # player_url is used for getting partner_id and entry_id for Kaltura
+        # extractor
+        try:
+            player_url = url_or_none(
+                self._og_search_property('video:secure_url', webpage)
+            )
+        except RegexNotFoundError:
+            player_url = None
+
+        # If this backup fails extractor will error out
+        player_url = url_or_none(
+            self._og_search_property('video:url', webpage)
+        )
+
+        if player_url is None:
+            raise RegexNotFoundError('Cannot find player url')
+
+        # Get Kaltura identifiers from player_url
+        partner_id = self._search_regex(
+            r'/p/([0-9]+)',
+            player_url,
+            'Kaltura partner id'
+        )
+
+        entry_id = self._search_regex(
+            r'/entry_id/([0-9]_[0-9a-z]+)',
+            player_url,
+            'Kaltura entry id'
+        )
+
+        props['url'] = 'kaltura:%s:%s' % (partner_id, entry_id)
+
+        return props